Ahmadinejad, Ahmadinejad, Ahmadinejad

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He isn't the true power in Iran.

Like in the United States, the office of President is just a front for more secretive figures to run their operations.

Here are the true leaders in Iran, the guys they don't tell you about.

The Guardian Council

"The Guardian Council of the Constitution (شورای نگهبان قانون اساسی in Persian) is a high office within the constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran which has the authority to interpret the constitution and to determine if the laws passed by the Majlis (parliament) are in line with the constitution of Iran. As such, the Council itself is not a legislative body, but it has veto power over the Iranian parliament. Its members are composed of Islamic clerics and lawyers. In function it is similar to a Constitutional Court.

Six members of the Council are clerics selected by the Supreme Leader, who serves as Iran's Head of State. The other six members are lawyers proposed by Iran's head of judicial branch (selected in turn by the Supreme Leader), and voted in by the Majlis. Members are elected for six years on a phased basis, so that half the membership changes every three years.

As mentioned, the council also holds veto power over all legislation approved by the Majlis. It can drop a law based on two accounts: being against Islamic laws, or being against the constitution. While all the members vote on the laws being compatible with the constitution, only the six clerics vote on them being compatible with Islam.

If any law is rejected, it will be passed back to the Majlis for correction. If the Majlis and the Council of Guardians cannot decide on a case, it is passed up to the Expediency Council for a final decision."

And above them is the Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, and he's been in power since 1989.

"Human rights, are a weapon in the hands of our enemies to fight Islam."
- Ali Khamenei

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_of_Guardians
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Khamenei

So, I don't know where the media gets the "Ahmadinejad is the crazy strong-armed dictator of Iran who threatens the peace of the world", because he has very little power in reality.